Best Golf Simulator Enclosures, Impact Screens and Nets of 2026

Your enclosure or net is what the ball actually hits, hundreds of times a session. It decides how loud the room is, how safe a mishit is, how good the projected image looks and how much of the room the simulator takes over. It’s also where buyers can spend anywhere from $90 to $1,000 for something that looks similar in photos.

This guide compares the enclosures, impact screens and nets we track on Amazon, all checked on November 12, 2026. It’s research-based: details come from the listings and makers, and room guidance from Carl’s Place, Rain or Shine Golf and Optoma. We haven’t tested these ourselves. Prices change, especially around Black Friday, so check the listing.

Nets vs impact screens

Start with whether you’ll use a projector.

A net catches the ball and nothing else. You see shot data on your launch monitor’s app, a tablet or a TV. It’s the cheapest way to start, packs away easily and suits budget monitors like the Garmin R10, Voice Caddie SC4 PRO and Rapsodo MLM2PRO, which run on a phone or tablet.

An impact screen is a tight, dense fabric that takes the ball and shows a projected image. You need a frame to hold it, side netting for mishits and a short-throw projector. Complete enclosures bundle the frame, screen and netting.

The choice is mostly about budget and room. A net setup can cost a few hundred dollars on top of the launch monitor; a projected bay adds an enclosure, a projector and often a PC.

The enclosures and screens we track

GoSports enclosure: the big-name pick

The GoSports enclosure is a complete frame, HD impact screen and netting from a well-known net maker, sold and shipped by Amazon, with 186 ratings when we checked. The $999.99 price is for the 10 × 8 ft size; the 12 × 9 and 14 × 8 ft versions cost more. It’s the enclosure we’d use in a premium DIY build around a Bushnell Launch Pro or Full Swing KIT. Check that the larger sizes fit your ceiling and width.

Anything Sports package: the most in the box

For about $800, Anything Sports bundles the frame, a 4K-ready impact screen, a blackout cage, side shank nets and a projector mount, with 193 ratings. The blackout cage helps in garages and rooms with daylight. The listing photos show turf and a projector that aren’t included, and several cage sizes share one listing, so confirm the size and price you’re ordering.

Sturdum: budget steel frame with curtains

The Sturdum kit is a 10 × 8 ft steel frame with light-blocking curtains, an impact screen and side netting, sold by Amazon for about $500. It’s a newer listing with 25 ratings when we checked, so there’s less owner feedback than for the others.

ZivPlay: the cheapest complete enclosure

At about $380, the ZivPlay is the cheapest enclosure we’d consider. It has a 4:3 screen sized for projectors, two 8 × 8 ft side nets and frame padding. ZivPlay says it needs a 9 ft ceiling, and the launch monitor, mat and projector aren’t included. It’s the enclosure in our budget projector builds.

GoSports Range Cage: pop-up for parking garages

The Range Cage is a tool-free 10 × 8 ft pop-up cage with an impact screen that packs into a bag, about $300. It’s the easiest setup for a garage you still park in. It’s lighter-duty than a framed enclosure: fine with a projector, but expect more screen movement. Our garage guide covers parking-friendly setups.

Durbles and aikeec: screens for your own frame

If you’re building a frame, the Durbles triple-layer screen (8.2 × 8.2 ft, about $130) comes with grommets and bungee cords, and its sound-damping middle layer is the point. The aikeec (98 × 98 in, about $96) is the best-reviewed budget screen we found, with 305 ratings, 7 mm reinforced edges and 40–54 grommets. Both listings sell several sizes; measure your frame first.

Do the math before you go DIY. The aikeec is about $284 cheaper than the ZivPlay and the Durbles about $250 cheaper, and neither price includes frame materials or side netting. The DIY route makes most sense for custom sizes or if you already have materials. The DIY build guide walks through it.

Nets: when you don’t need a projector

• GoSports 10 × 7 ft net, about $90. The cheapest sensible start, sold by Amazon with 5,225 ratings, and big enough to forgive a mishit.
• Spornia SPG-7, about $350. A pop-up net with a 64 × 64 in impact target and automatic ball return. It works well with an R10, SC4 PRO or MLM2PRO and a tablet.
• The Net Return Home/Pro Series, about $795. The premium practice net, with an aluminum frame, an S-shaped return that sends the ball back and 4.8 stars from 348 ratings. It’s a net, not a projector screen. The maker quotes 8.5 ft of hitting distance and a 9 ft ceiling.

Radar units need room to see the ball fly whichever you choose: Garmin asks for at least 8 ft from tee to net with the R10, and Rapsodo at least 8 ft with the MLM2PRO.

Matching screen size to your projector

Screen shape matters as much as size. Rain or Shine says most simulator screens are 4:3, and every projector we track is native 16:9. Optoma advises matching screen and projector aspect to avoid distortion, and its projectors have a Screen Type setting for 1:1, 4:3, 16:9 and 16:10.

• ZivPlay (10.6 × 8 ft) is a 4:3 screen. Use the projector’s 4:3 setting to fill it.
• GoSports, Sturdum and Range Cage (10 × 8 ft) are nominal frame sizes, and the 10 × 8 shape is closer to 4:3 than to 16:9. Check the actual screen dimensions on the listing.
• Durbles and aikeec (8.2 × 8.2 ft) are square, so use a 1:1 setting or fill the width and accept unused screen.

Filling the height of a 4:3 or square screen with a 16:9 projector moves the projector further back. The BenQ AH700ST’s Auto Screen Fit handles 16:9, 16:10, 4:3 and 1:1 automatically. See best golf simulator projector for the distance math, or run it in the projector throw calculator.

Check your room before you buy

Enclosures have fixed dimensions, so check them against your room:

• Ceiling: ZivPlay says 9 ft. For packages, SkyTrak’s Studio 10 needs 9.2 ft, and Full Swing’s 12 ft enclosure is 9 ft 4 in tall and needs a 10 ft ceiling.
• Depth: the ZivPlay frame is 5 ft deep, and SkyTrak’s Studio 10 and 12 enclosures are 5 ft 4 in deep. Carl’s Place leaves 1 ft between the screen and the wall.
• Width: a 10 ft frame needs a little more than 10 ft of wall; Carl’s Place recommends 14 ft or more for a centered tee shared by left- and right-handers.

Our room size guide and the room size checker cover the rest.

Bottom line

For a projected bay on a budget, the ZivPlay’s 4:3 screen and side nets are hard to beat at about $380. The Anything Sports package is the most complete box, the GoSports enclosure is the safe big-name pick, and the Range Cage is the one to choose if the car still needs the garage. If you’re not ready for a projector, a GoSports net is about $90. Price your enclosure with the rest of the build in the setup cost builder, then pick a surface to hit from in our hitting mat guide.